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debt by $4 trillion over 10 years. critics say president obama has all but ignored it. commission co-head simpson says the growing threat poses a major threat to the u.s. economy. >> where is the tipping point? i don't know where it is, but when it comes, going to be so swift and so savage. >> reporter: obama's plan proposes $360 billion in cuts to medicaid, medicare and other health programs over the next decade. but because costs in those programs are rising fast, the debt would be $6.4 trillion higher in 10 years. the president's budget also proposes cuts to discretionary and mandatory spending that would save $737 billion over a decade. military spending would be reduced, saving $487 billion. the fiscal cliff bill that congress passed on new year's day would also reduce projected deficits somewhat. higher taxes on households making above $450,000 and other tax increases will raise an additional $600 billion in revenue by 2022. but that's not enough. and as democrats and republicans gear up over the next few months
debt by $4 trillion over 10 years. critics say president obama has all but ignored it. commission co-head simpson says the growing threat poses a major threat to the u.s. economy. >> where is the tipping point? i don't know where it is, but when it comes, going to be so swift and so savage. >> reporter: obama's plan proposes $360 billion in cuts to medicaid, medicare and other health programs over the next decade. but because costs in those programs are rising fast, the debt would...
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eight years of obama in that shadow, we're not going to see a lot of new faces get air time, get that kind of publicity. so, people who have brands like biden and hillary -- >> we have to cut you off. i have to make a plug here. tomorrow after inauguration i have an interview with none other than joe biden. >> anything can happen. >>> after the break, we bring a poet's touch to this hour's coverage. stay with us. ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. pull out the paper and...what!!?? an article that says a typical family pays $155,000 in "wall street" fees on their 401(k)s? seriously? seriously. you don'
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we saw record crowds here on the mall four years ago, of course, for president obama's first inauguration. and now officials aren't expecting a repeat, though. but still, they know that hundreds of thousands of people will be here, and that is a big challenge, of course, for security. cnn pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence, is on seventh street, keeping an eye on security there for us. chris, good morning to you. how many people do they have guarding the city right now as we prepare for the upcoming inaugural? >> reporter: randi, it's hard to put an exact number on it. we know most of d.c.'s 4,000 cops will be on duty. they've also pulled in about 2,000 to 3,000 other police officers from all around the country and about 6,000 national guard troops as well, who will be helping a lot of the federal agencies. so right there, doing the math, that's 12,000, 13,000. that's not even counting the atf, fbi, and secret service agents who will really be running this security plan. so a lot of people in place, you know, for this crowd, expected to be coming in the next couple of days or so. >> a
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except the inauguration. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> reporter: first year, major action, big stimulus, big bailout, big appointment, big smack. >> nice. >> now, where were we? >> we were here, beer summit. the president invites massachusetts cop to the white house to ease racial tension. he didn't invite the salahis to state dinner. chicago loses the olympics. the nation loses an icon. the president wins a peace prize. year two, state of the union, big speech, national audience. what could possibly go wrong? >> those who were here illegally. >> reporter: congressman joe wilson doesn't like the president's health care pitch. justice samuel alito doesn't like his campaign finance ideas. president gets obamacare. vice president gets fresh. kagan in, ron out. banking reform in. don't ask, don't tell out. republicans in. democrats out. >> take a shellacking like i did last night. where were we? >> reporter: you were here, 2011. tunisia turmoil, libya turmoil, bahrain turmoil, egypt turmoil. >> an orderly transition must begin now. >> reporter: turns out the president w
except the inauguration. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> reporter: first year, major action, big stimulus, big bailout, big appointment, big smack. >> nice. >> now, where were we? >> we were here, beer summit. the president invites massachusetts cop to the white house to ease racial tension. he didn't invite the salahis to state dinner. chicago loses the olympics. the nation loses an icon. the president wins a peace prize. year two, state of the...
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>> that is certainly the intention of the obama administration. you know, it was certainly their intention the first four years of their administration, as well. but going into the next four years, what has really changed in the last several weeks is the public sentiment has swung so far in their favor in the wake of the newtown shootings. so they realize that they've got a tough fight ahead of themselves. facing a republican-led house of representatives. certainly we've got motivated people on the other side of the argument who are trying to defend what they perceive to be their second amendment rights to bear arms. but with public sentiment having swung the pendulum in the favor of the obama administration's platform and tightened gun control legislation and the specific clauses banning assault rifles and high capacity magazines, i think they're more than motivated now. >> gun sales are up since newtown. up since newtown. does that tell you that investors at least think there's not going to be amainingful decrease in the value of gun manufacture
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. >> sometimes they take 50 years, but they happen. >> but here we are, almost 50 years later and i've been asked by president obama to deliver this invocation. and -- >> do you see this is sort of fulfilling a destiny? >> let's say it is, all right? and i accept that. because today we have many of the same concerns that we had then. perhaps not as much violence. but we still have violence. and i think it makes at least i hope it will make people think of the past and look at what they are doing today to change things. it's a constant that's there. and i have been so blessed in all of my horror and the pain that my children have gone through, to have come this far. and i hope to be able to instill dignity and determination to move this country forward. in the three minutes that i have. i don't know if that's possible. n i'm going to give it a try. >> you said you want people to think about the past while you'll be speaking but what will you be thinking about as you gaze out over the crowd. you seem so confident? >> i think i will hold my grandmother close, near and dear to me. she was
. >> sometimes they take 50 years, but they happen. >> but here we are, almost 50 years later and i've been asked by president obama to deliver this invocation. and -- >> do you see this is sort of fulfilling a destiny? >> let's say it is, all right? and i accept that. because today we have many of the same concerns that we had then. perhaps not as much violence. but we still have violence. and i think it makes at least i hope it will make people think of the past and...
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when it spent $19 million on campaign ads. >> much of that was against president obama. a lot of it was against democrats running for congress. >> had they spent that much money prior to that? >> no. no. this was a new development. >> reporter: the question now is whether the nra's history will take a new direction after newtown. >> if republicans refuse to bring anything to the floor even for a vote, we'll see that the nra really is still strong-arming elected officials. >> reporter: the nra would not talk to cnn on camera for this story, but a spokesman for the group points out the nra is not just picking up what it calls an unprecedented number of new members. the gun lobby is raising money as well for what it predicts will be an expensive and hard-fought battle on gun control. jim acosta, cnn, washington. >>> i want to bring michael and reihan back. that is amazing that the nra at one point was fighting for gun control, they thought it was appropriate and it has since become a much more absolutist organization. i'm curious about this unprecedented spike in membership
when it spent $19 million on campaign ads. >> much of that was against president obama. a lot of it was against democrats running for congress. >> had they spent that much money prior to that? >> no. no. this was a new development. >> reporter: the question now is whether the nra's history will take a new direction after newtown. >> if republicans refuse to bring anything to the floor even for a vote, we'll see that the nra really is still strong-arming elected...
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thank you, be president barack obama, and four more years! more fried chicken for everybody. >> of course we're talking about your restaurant art and soul here close to capitol hill. let's talk about your event tonight. the chefs ball. tell me briefly about that. >> what's wonderful about this occasion was -- and in harmony and celebration and philosophy with the first family is bringing chefs together for one wonderful common thread. that chefs can do great things. each chef is cooking their hearts out for something they believe in. maybe it would be the cambodian children's fund or it's the jane spirit foundation or it's common threads which is our kids after-school cooking program. but what's wonderful is that we come together in unity and that the fact that food has the ability to do such great things. and it was just an idea, okay, let's have a chef ball. well, after it sold out twice -- >> you knew it was a good idea. >> it really was. and so -- let's face it, you know, at 11:00 at night, you get hungry. >> no kidding. what makes a memo
thank you, be president barack obama, and four more years! more fried chicken for everybody. >> of course we're talking about your restaurant art and soul here close to capitol hill. let's talk about your event tonight. the chefs ball. tell me briefly about that. >> what's wonderful about this occasion was -- and in harmony and celebration and philosophy with the first family is bringing chefs together for one wonderful common thread. that chefs can do great things. each chef is...
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>>> a record turnout by latino voters helped sweep president obama back to power for another four years. democrats scored more than twice as many latino votes as republicans did. nick valencia looks at what this means for the next four years. >> in 201, the sleeping giant woke up. more than 70% of latino voters supported barack obama, propelling him into a second term as u.s. president. and for the first time in the history of u.s. elections, latinos made up a double digit porths of the electorate. 10%. but the win for democrats was not as easy as it looked. says "usa today" columnist and latino vote analyst raul reyes. >> during his first term, there was a lot of anxiety among the latino community because it seemed like he had forgotten about his promise on immigration. meanwhile, there were record deportations going on, breaking up families. >> while obama may not have been entirely to keep his word on reform, it's the words used by republicans when discussing the imintegration issue ta may have been their undoing. voters from nevada to florida told cnn suggests like self-deportation
>>> a record turnout by latino voters helped sweep president obama back to power for another four years. democrats scored more than twice as many latino votes as republicans did. nick valencia looks at what this means for the next four years. >> in 201, the sleeping giant woke up. more than 70% of latino voters supported barack obama, propelling him into a second term as u.s. president. and for the first time in the history of u.s. elections, latinos made up a double digit porths...
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. >>> from william mckinley to barack obama, we have over 100 years in inaugurations in just a couple of minutes. >> no this is not carnival day in pumpkin center. it is the day of days in washington, d.c. >> the presidential -- >> presidential -- >> oath of office. >> here comes the inaugural parade. >> are you prepared to the take the oath of office of the united states? >> raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> repeat after me. i william jefferson clinton do solemnly square. >> i george walker bush do solemnly swear. >> i will faithfully execute the office. >> i will faithfully execute the office. >> faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states. >> faithly execute the office of president of the united states. >> will to the best of my ability. >> eisenhower began his second term as leader, not only of america, but all free people. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> constitution of the united states. >> vice president linden b. johnson had the grief stricken widow with him takes the oath aboard the jet, which bring
. >>> from william mckinley to barack obama, we have over 100 years in inaugurations in just a couple of minutes. >> no this is not carnival day in pumpkin center. it is the day of days in washington, d.c. >> the presidential -- >> presidential -- >> oath of office. >> here comes the inaugural parade. >> are you prepared to the take the oath of office of the united states? >> raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> repeat after me....
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and this morning, we're looking past the oath of office to the next four years. the plans, the prospects, and the priorities. joining me right now here is white house correspondent dan lothian. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so nice to be with you in person here. >> on this chilly morning. >> yes, on this chilly morning on the national mall. we saw the president unveil his gun plan this week. do you think that's job number one right now? >> i think it is. you hear the president and the vice president talk about seizing the moment. they realize that there are other times when you have these mass shootings, everyone talks about, you know, coming down with some kind of new regulations. and then they forget about it. so they realize in this case, they have the public support. polling is showing that most americans want stricter gun laws. and obviously, there will be opposition up on capitol hill. there is some bipartisan support for what the president is doing, but i think in general, there is a sense that now's the time to get it done. so that will be a bi
and this morning, we're looking past the oath of office to the next four years. the plans, the prospects, and the priorities. joining me right now here is white house correspondent dan lothian. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so nice to be with you in person here. >> on this chilly morning. >> yes, on this chilly morning on the national mall. we saw the president unveil his gun plan this week. do you think that's job number one right now? >> i think it is....
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the cdc says that this year's vaccine is a good match for the flu strain going around. >> president obama paid a visit to the clinic at the pentagon this week, and don't worry, not for a case of the flu, but the white house says a routine fit ness evaluation, and the results will be released by the end of the month. the president's last exam in 2011 found the long-time smoker toe b tobacco-free and consuming a healthy diet. >>> moving overseas, ousted president hosni mew bark ra has won a trial for murders. the retrial will be based on the same evidence, but this time, judges will consider mubarak's health. the 84-year-old recently broke his ribs in a fall. mubarak's trial, as you may recall drew the world's attention, because he was the first arab leader to p be jailed by his people, and because he appeared in court lying on a hospital bed and confined to a cage. >>> in an incident yearly similar to a deadly sexual assault that send shock waves worldwide, indian police say another indian woman has been gang raped on a bus. and there are six arrests including the bus driver, and this time
the cdc says that this year's vaccine is a good match for the flu strain going around. >> president obama paid a visit to the clinic at the pentagon this week, and don't worry, not for a case of the flu, but the white house says a routine fit ness evaluation, and the results will be released by the end of the month. the president's last exam in 2011 found the long-time smoker toe b tobacco-free and consuming a healthy diet. >>> moving overseas, ousted president hosni mew bark ra...
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four years ago, president obama raised around $50 million for his inauguration then. so a lot of it will be from private donors. public money goes to the security arrangements. >> brian todd on the mall, thanks. if you can't make it down to the mall, cnn's going to have it all right here on tv. our coverage of president obama's second inaugural spans two days. first, the official oath of office and a private ceremony. then monday's public ceremony at the u.s. capitol. be sure to watch the presidential inauguration starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern sunday and monday right here on cnn. >>> you're in "the situation room." happening now -- as the president weighs tough proposals to curb gun violence, why are many gun owners fearful he wants to take their weapons away? as the flu spreads, so does the fear. in many places, the vaccine is now hard to come by. as thousands rush to get their shots. and they're up to 20 feet long, among the world's largest snakes they've envaded florida by the tens of thousands. now, the hunt is on. welcome to our seers in the united states and aro
four years ago, president obama raised around $50 million for his inauguration then. so a lot of it will be from private donors. public money goes to the security arrangements. >> brian todd on the mall, thanks. if you can't make it down to the mall, cnn's going to have it all right here on tv. our coverage of president obama's second inaugural spans two days. first, the official oath of office and a private ceremony. then monday's public ceremony at the u.s. capitol. be sure to watch the...
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you remember four years ago. >> he looked more nervous than president obama. >> he was nervous. that was an awkward moment, as we say. let's talk for a brief moment on joe biden. he's playing an increasingly more visible role. what does that say to you long term? >> it's very hard for me to imagine joe biden as a 2016 candidate. i find it hard to imagine. the country will be ready for something new. >> if you turn your head side ways and close one eye, it kind of looks like the seal for the vice president that says president of the united states. everybody in washington but certainly every senator and vice presidencies himself as vice president. this vice president, the task for in the middle class, implementation of the recovery act and now within the last few weeks the deal on the fiscal cliff and gun violence, gun safety, this president has entrusted him with enormous responsibility and i think frankly the vice president has proven himself. >> i think when you do those high profile, it's like working at a nuclear plant that measures how much radiation you've absorbed. when yo
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otherwise, 2013 will be the year that we accepted a nuclear iran or we went to war. for more on this, you can read my column in this week's "time" magazi magazine. let's get started. >>> when president obama chose the conservative republican for the post of defense secretary, you might not have expected opposition from the right, but you would have been wrong. while many conservatives support hagel's nomination, there is spirited opposition from the right. perhaps the first public opposition to chuck hagel was a column in "wall street journal" my foreign affairs columnist brett stevens. one of the first full throated defenses of hagel came in the "daily beast" from the editor of that website's blog and the author of the "crisis of zionism." joining me now bret stephens and peter beinart. you accused chuck hagel of being anti-semi. >> i said there was an odor. >> what evidence do you have this is the case? >> he had this famous statement that i'm sure you heard several times by now about the jewish lobby intimidating a lot of people. a lot of the discussion had to do
otherwise, 2013 will be the year that we accepted a nuclear iran or we went to war. for more on this, you can read my column in this week's "time" magazi magazine. let's get started. >>> when president obama chose the conservative republican for the post of defense secretary, you might not have expected opposition from the right, but you would have been wrong. while many conservatives support hagel's nomination, there is spirited opposition from the right. perhaps the first...
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number two is obama care. number three, mystery scandal. so, let's talk about immigration, first. though i'm dying to get to that scandal. >> good morning. it's so great to see that view behind you. i used to have a view down the mall at my old job working for the senate majority leader and when i worked for bill frist and george bush was president, they tried to get immigration reform done. unfortunately that didn't happen. with a lot of democratic pushback, they didn't want to tackle that issue. i agree with maria that immigration is going to be very central on the president's agenda the next four years as well as the republican agenda, both because it's the right thing to do, it is a pressing issue and also because of the electoral pressure that both parties have to tackle this directly. number two, obamacare. we are only now seeing sort of the fallout and consequences of that legislation. there are lawsuits all around -- dozens of lawsuits, actually, against the administration on obamacare when it comes to religious liberty. we're seeing health care premiums are already sky ro
number two is obama care. number three, mystery scandal. so, let's talk about immigration, first. though i'm dying to get to that scandal. >> good morning. it's so great to see that view behind you. i used to have a view down the mall at my old job working for the senate majority leader and when i worked for bill frist and george bush was president, they tried to get immigration reform done. unfortunately that didn't happen. with a lot of democratic pushback, they didn't want to tackle...
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this year, lincoln's bible, which obama used four years ago, and martin luther king jr.'s, since it is also the holiday honoring him. the lincoln bible is borrowed from where it is housed at the library of congress. the mlk bible couriered from atlanta. >> we will take possession of it. we will keep it in our vault, in our museum room here at the capitol. we will bring it out. we will handle it with gloves. >> reporter: that's a lot of pressure. >> yes. it is very exciting. >> reporter: as far as those bibles go, the lincoln bible is, of course the same one the president used the last time round. it was the same bible president lincoln used in 1861 for his first inauguration. it got here from the library of congress on friday. the mlk bible is new. he has never done that before. he is doing it because -- for lots of reasons but there is a special reason. today is martin luther king holiday. that was actually actually coure and is in a special vault on the fourth floor. they will be brought down to the first lady who will be in the hold in the senate dining room with the p
this year, lincoln's bible, which obama used four years ago, and martin luther king jr.'s, since it is also the holiday honoring him. the lincoln bible is borrowed from where it is housed at the library of congress. the mlk bible couriered from atlanta. >> we will take possession of it. we will keep it in our vault, in our museum room here at the capitol. we will bring it out. we will handle it with gloves. >> reporter: that's a lot of pressure. >> yes. it is very exciting....
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military, how is the obama administration in this coming up four years going to go after this new al qaeda refuge? these are very remote areas. the u.s. military has very few forces in the region and, look, they are going to need permission of countries to go in there if they are going to go into these places. algeria has made it clear it doesn't want help. and libya is it a country that basically has no coherent national military force, a lot of militias running many parts of libya. so to go after al qaeda, it's a nice set of words but a promise that may be very hard to live up to, wolf. >> certainly will be, barbara. thank you. >>> an american worker at the algerian gas facility tells cnn he escaped on the first day of the siege by islamic terrorists. mark cobb, believed to be a resident of texas, told cnn in a message that he's safe after escaping with some algerian staffers. according to his linkedin pain, he's manager of a joint venture in algeria. >>> other news right now, it was a blunt and chilling confession to the world. lance armstrong admitting unequivocally to oprah winf
military, how is the obama administration in this coming up four years going to go after this new al qaeda refuge? these are very remote areas. the u.s. military has very few forces in the region and, look, they are going to need permission of countries to go in there if they are going to go into these places. algeria has made it clear it doesn't want help. and libya is it a country that basically has no coherent national military force, a lot of militias running many parts of libya. so to go...
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says america is on its way to a good year when it comes to the economy. but there is a big if here. ali velshi has some thoughts. he's up next. >>> president obama says he won't negotiate any spending cuts with a gun held up to the head of the american people. from the cnn money newsroom, in new york, i'm ali velshi. this is your money. apple gets a bite taken out of its stock. toyota and gm are neck and neck again. first gold and now oil. california will be a prospector's dream again. and stocks are up, but should they be? first, president obama spoke with reporters today emphasizing his position that the debt ceiling is not a license to spend more. it is about paying bills that congress has already agreed to. he likened it to stiffing the waiter at a nice restaurant after gorging on a meal. >> you don't go out to dinner, and then, you know, eat all you want, and then leave without paying the check. and if you do, you're breaking the law. >> u.s. hit the debt ceiling on december 31st. the treasury is using so-called extraordinary measures to put off any
says america is on its way to a good year when it comes to the economy. but there is a big if here. ali velshi has some thoughts. he's up next. >>> president obama says he won't negotiate any spending cuts with a gun held up to the head of the american people. from the cnn money newsroom, in new york, i'm ali velshi. this is your money. apple gets a bite taken out of its stock. toyota and gm are neck and neck again. first gold and now oil. california will be a prospector's dream again....
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they met a lot again before the new year. they had an awful lot of discussions about the fiscal cliff, and they couldn't reach a deal. if you're coming into a discussion with different views that can't be reconciled, can you actually get anything done? >> there's 535 members of congress, 100 senators and 435 in the house. if you're not talking but to just a couple of people, you're not going to get a broad view of what's going on in america and what needs to be done. i really proscribe that there's more people in the senate, whether it be democrats or republicans, that are well intentioned that want to get something accomplished. they just haven't had the opportunity. no labels provides that vehicle, that venue. if you want to solve a problem, if you're in congress right now and you're as frustrated as i am, whether you're democrat or republican, then join no labels and come to our problem solving meetings. you can speak openly to your colleagues that you never even met. john, the bottom line is the american people, they don'
they met a lot again before the new year. they had an awful lot of discussions about the fiscal cliff, and they couldn't reach a deal. if you're coming into a discussion with different views that can't be reconciled, can you actually get anything done? >> there's 535 members of congress, 100 senators and 435 in the house. if you're not talking but to just a couple of people, you're not going to get a broad view of what's going on in america and what needs to be done. i really proscribe...